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Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood

21 March 2018

When Anna Machin realised science was skewed towards mums, she set out to change that - and discovered fatherhood comes with a raft of changes to the mind and body
Jennifer Doudna

Unicorns and designer babies: How CRISPR creator sees the future

28 February 2018

Jennifer Doudna's discovery of the CRISPR technique gives us unprecedented power over life itself. We can handle the challenge – despite Hollywood portrayals, she says

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